We all face problems in life that require attention and will persist until solved. It is important to develop problem solving skills to effectively handle issues as they arise and prevent negative consequences. These skills include properly identifying the problem, considering different perspectives on the issue, and finding ways to resolve, dissolve, or shift the problem. Examples of approaches include changing your mindset, compromising with others, avoiding conditions that cause problems, and solving related problems simultaneously. Ultimately, you must take responsibility for addressing problems before they escalate, rather than ignoring or absolving issues.

1. Facing up the Problems in your Life
We all face problems in life in one way or the other. Problems will always come. They may
come in various ways such as lack, sickness, disagreements, loss of trust, marital conflict, job
loss, etc. How you are able to handle these problems makes the difference between people.
Problems arise in our day to day lives that demand attention and simply will not go away until
they are solved. Most of the time the problems we find in our day to day lives require little
thought to fix.
We must then be able to know how to handle problems in life, failure to which, they may
become unbearable in our lives and may lead to worse scenarios that may affect our entire lives
completely. It is advisable to learn Problem Solving Skill. This skill is about learning how to
move forward in difficult problem areas. How do you know what will work? What are the
consequences involved in your thinking? Will they relate to each other and how so? It refers to
the ability to be able to solve problems and work through them by understanding the connections
between the parts that make the problem what it is.
Identify what the problem is.
Nobody will ever know what your problem is. They may only assume what it may be. You have
to take the lead in identifying the problem, realize the effects of the problem in your life, and find
ways of solving these problems or ways of minimizing their effects on your life.
The need to deal with the problems
Everybody thinks differently. Thinking differently about a problem will also reveal different
ways all of us deal with the same problem. No one has a monopoly of ideas. There are several
ways of solving the problems.
1. Change your mind
When you solve problems by changing your mind, you will find many ways of solving the
problem. Decide to handle the matter differently and most times you will get different results.
For example if you have people you assume they are your friends and they disappoint you every
time, you can decide to do away with them. The results will be different.
2. Resolve it
This is the most common approach where you reach a given conclusion with known information.
Generally when we speak of working things out, we are talking of accommodation and comprise.
If there are differences between you and people, you need to find ways and means of
compromising. In this scenario, there is no winner or loser. Both or all agree to resolve the matter
at hand. It is the only way out of the conflict. This is a good way in handling marital conflicts.
3. Dissolve it
You can opt to change the conditions and make the situation different so the problem can’t
occur. This lightens up the problem. The magnitude is minimized and the effects are reduced.

2. Always find ways and means of reducing the magnitude of the problem. Find how you can even
influence how the problem may never come back. One major problem is borrowing from friends
and being unable to pay back. You can make up your mind and avoid this kind of borrowing. It
had a negative effect on me until July 2007 when I made my mind and changed that condition.
The onus is on you.
4. Solve another problem
Problems are always interrelated. Solving one problem may be a way of solving many others.
What resulted in not borrowing from my friends, brought lots of healing in my relationships with
others. My family is at peace. That matter had eaten up our relationship at home. It was not only
heavy on me but my family too.
5. Absolve it
You can opt to do nothing about it. Most times when you sit and do no nothing about it, the
effects may not be seen now but in the future. I have an issue that I almost did nothing about it
since 1984 and the effects of the same have affected me in my latter years. Absolving means you
do nothing about the problem. You sit and wait see what happens.
6. Shift the boundary
This requires a mind shift and a different way of doing things. It has to do with how you identify
your problems too. Change the boundary you have set around the problem and new perspectives
will open up that show you faults in your thinking. If you continue doing the same things the
same way, there will be no difference. You have to shift the boundary.
In Conclusion
Problems can be an opportunity to learn and grow together. Be positive and productive in your
approach to life’s challenges. Find ways and means of solving your problems before matters run
out of control. Nobody else will do it for you. You must face them head on. You don't have to let
problems run your life. You can take control.